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i f FRENCH FEAR GERMAN DASH OVER NEUTRAL SWIHERUND Markets of the World RUSSIArS CHECK 1 DOCTORS FROM UNITED STATES Distinguished French Writer Urges Britain to Take Over More of Western Front, So France May Be Prepared For Any Lightning Stroke From von Hindenburg. A despatch from Paris savs: France fears a dash by the German armies across neatral Switzerland, in » desperate attempt to turn the French and Italian lines, and relieve the pressure of the allied forces. For months the possibility of an in- vasion of Swiss territory has been talked of in Paris as a possibility. To- day, in the opinion of the French press, it has become a probability. Germany has called to the colors anothor class of recruits which will reinforce her active armies by more than half a million men. With her military forces now at their maximum she i? preparing for her supreme effort of the war. Of one thing France is certain: that under Field Marshal von Hinden- burg Germany is mustering all her resources for the decisive stroke, and, if the past i') to be a guide for the fu- ture, she will deal this blow with the same lightning-like speed with which she launched her legions acro.ss neu- tral Belgium in the ox>ening campaign of 1914. This view is expressed in La Vic- jtoire by Gusteve Herve, the famous I French publici-st, who devotes hi.^ lead- I ing article to the subject. Britain must take over a still â-  greater portion of the line now held ; by the French, M. Herve declares, in â-  order to free a sufficient body of ; French troops to permit the forma- ; tion of an "army of manoeuvre" â€" a , mobile force which will be ready to j reinforce any part of the west front ; line menaced by the German attack. M. Herve also points out that Ger- many has mobilized the classes of 1919, giving her six hundred thousand ' additional men, while her civil mobil- I ization will liberate a force vari/}U9ly I estimated at from 500.000 to 2.000,000. This force, while it will be used chief- ly for service at the rear, will free â-  a corresponding number of younger I troops for the purpose of the first Una. i "At what point will they strike?" ' M. Hen-e asks. "Hindenburg's pet i objective is Russia, the article con- tinues, "but a grand offensive on that I front is out of the question until April owiimr to weather conditions." BreadatuSa. Toronto. Jan. 9. â€" Manitoba wheats New N'o. 1 .Northern. ItlOJ; No. 2. do.. J2.i'TI; No. 3. do.. »2.03J: No ♦ whuat. II.07J. track. Hay portB. Old crop trad- infc 4c abov« new crop. , Mnniiobu oatsâ€" No. 2 C.W.. 73c, track. | Bay pi rt». r Ann;rl<-un oorn â€" No. 3 yellow, ll.ll. track Toronto, subject to embarno. Ontario oats â€" No. 2 white. «4 to Mc. ! nominal; No. 3 white 63 to «5c; nominal, according to freights outiilde. Ontario wheat â€" New No. 2 Winter, per oar lot. 11.74 to 11.76; No 3. do.. 11.70 to $1.72. ai-uordlnjt to freights outside. r.-as â€" No. 2. »2.30. aueordlnit to frei)tht.s out-flde. Barleyâ€" Maltinit. 11.16 to $1.1S. ac- cordlne to rreiehts outside. Bu?lcwheat â€" 81.25. accordlnff to freleht.s outside. Rye â€" No. 2. 11.33 to 11.35. according to frelKhts outside. Manitoba flour â€" First patents, in Jute bags. JJ.70; 2nd do.. $9.20. strong bak- eru', do.. $l5i). Toronto. Ontario flour â€" Winter, according to sample. 37 30 to $7.60. In bags, track To- ronto, prompt shipment. Millfeed â€" Car lots â€" Delivered Mont- real irelffhtH. bags Included, bran, per ton. $32; Hhorta do.. $:i7: good feed flour per bag $i.70 to $2 80. Hay â€" .\o 1. iier ton. $13 to J13.50. No. 2. do.. $9 to $11 track Toronto. Str:iw â€" Car lots, per ton. $a.50 to $10. tracli Turotilo. I Conntry Frodnce â€" Wholesale. I Butterâ€" Fresh dairy, choice. 41 to <2e; ; creamery prints. 45 to 47c; soiids. 43 to 43Jc I EggM â€" No. 1 storage. 39 to *0c: stor- age, selects. 42 to 43c. new-laid. In car- I t.>ns, 63 to 70c: out of cartons. iji> to 6Ic. Cheese â€" Large. 2oi to 2tic; twins, 26 TEUTON SWEEP FOR THE BRITISH HOSPITALS to 261: triplets, 26i to 2SJc- Ive poultry â€" Chickens. 16 to 17 BRmSH ARMY IN SUEZ REGION TO DRIVE THROUGH PALESTINE Will Join Russian Army That Has Moved South From the Cau- casus and Cut the Bagdad Railroad. Live poultry fowl. 12 to 15c. Dressed poultry â€" Ctolckens. 21 to 22c; fowl. 16 to ISc, duelu. 20 to 22c; aquaba. per doz . $4 td $4.5<i: turkeys. 25 to 3Uc; g»#se. 16 to He Honey â€" White clover. 21-Ib. tins. 14c; 5-lt>. tins, 13 to t3ic: in-lb. Hi (o 13c. «0-lb. 13 to 13c: buckwheat. 60-lb. tlna. 9 to Sic Comb huney â€" extra fine and heavy weight, per dox. $2.75; select. $2 5* to $2.75: No. 2. $2 to $2.26. Potatoes â€" Ontario, per bag. $2 10; British Columbia Rose, per bag. $2 t9 $1.15. New Brunswick Deiawaies, per bag. $2.25 to $2.35. Beans â€" Imported, hand-picked, per bush.. $6; Canadian, hand-picked, per bush. $6 50 to $7: Canaitian primes, t( to $6.50; Llmas. per lb., I to 10c. ProTlaloi X despatch from Washington says: The Holy Land may be the next im- portant theatre of war. Official de- spatches received here indicate that the British force in the Suez region are preparing for a drive through Pal- estine. The object of this move un- doubtedly is to join the Russian army that has moved south from the Cau- casus, cutting- the Bagdad railroad an<l ending Germany's dream of an Eastern empire. It is not permitted to reveal the na- ture of the despatches which convey this informi'.tion, but the conclu ^lons drawn from them are amply support- ed by the facts of the present mili- tary situation of the belligerents. The Russian offensive in Asia Minor last Spring, which took Trebizond, Erzerum and Mush, has been halted far short of its goal. The British ! campaign from the Persian Gulf up i the Tigris-Kuphrates valley ended in I disaster at Kut-el-.\mara. But the ^ British forces at Suez recently captur- I ed El-Arish, 75 miles east of Suez, I and have pushed on beyond there, how I far ig_ not known. The British to-day arc farther east of Suez than at any time since the war broke out. The Czar's army in the north has been re- j inforced, and the Tigris army has been i reorganized, and Ls pushing up the valley. Everything points to e.xcel- , lent chances of success if a combined I effort from three directions is made against the Turks. The Turkish censorship has closed down tightly on all news from Pales- tine, particularly from the Lebanon district, where it is evident prepara- tions are I'cing made to resist such a , move. i FRENCH COMMANDER ; SURE OF VICTORY Gen. Nivell's General Order toj the Troops at the Front. .\ despatch from Limogen, France, says: l.a France Milltaire on Friday; publishes the following general order' to the troops, issued by General ' Nivelle : i "Xt a time when another year of the war is ending you can be proud of the work accomplished. .\t Verdun^ you broke the most powerful blow , Germany ever struck against any of' her adversaries. On the Somme, emu- ' lating the courage of our British al- lies, during a long scries of attacks, you have given proof of a tactical su- periority which will continue to im- [ prove. Never has our army been bet- ter trained or more brave or possess- ed of more powerful means. "It is '.inder the.^e brilliant auspices that the work of 1917 begins. You will make it a year of victory. In this absolute confidence I send you all, of- ficers and soldiers, my most affection- ate wishes for the now year.' WhoteMU*. Smoked meats â€" Hams, medium. 23 to 2«c: do., heavy, 22 to 23c; cooked. 34 to 3<c; rolls, lit to 20o; breoJtfasi. bacoa 2B to 27c; bttclts. plain. 26 to 27c, boneless, 18 to 3»c. Cured meatsâ€" I.^nir clear bacon, 1! to l.4io per lb., clear bellies. ID to laic. I.ard â€" Pure lard, tierces, 211 to 21|c: tuba, 21| to 22c: polls. .'2 to 22ic; com- pouud. 161 to 17'-. Montreal Karkata. Montreal. Jan. S». â€" Oats. Canadian Western. No. 3. 71c: do. No. 3. die. ex- tra. No. 1 feed. 69o. UarUy. Man. feed. II, malting. 11. 3u. Flour. Man. Sprlnic wheat patents, rtrsts. 19 SO. seionda. $» SO. iitronit bakers'. $3 l'>; Winter pa- tents, ckuloe. $S 25. straight rollers. ' to li.iO: do., bags. $4.10 to $4.2i Rolled oats, barrel. $7 23. do., bass. 90 Iba.. $3.50. Bran. $32 iihorts. $35. Middlings. 138 to $40. Vouillle. $13 to $4» Hay, No. 2. per ton. car lots. $13. Cheese, jlnest weaterivs. 25o: do., eaat- erns. 24c. Butter, choicest creamery. 43 to 431c: do., s^-onds, 40 to 41a aggB. fresh. 60c, selected. 42c; No. 1 stocll. 4Uc; No. 2 stock. S4c. I'otatoes. per bay, car lots. 11 75 to $2. WUuilpac Orala. Wliisilinif. Jan. 'J. â€" Cash nrlc's: â€" Whealâ€" Xo. 1 Northern. $1 S3J; No. I Northern. Jl SUl: No. 3 Northern. II 7»l; No. 4. $1.63J. Oata â€" No. 2 C.W . 55Ic; No. 3 C.W. 55 Jc. extra No. 1 feed. Su|, No. 1 feed. 531c: No. 2 feed. 52|o. Bar- ley â€" No. 3. 991c. No. 4, »3ic: rejected, 73c: feed. 73c Flaxâ€" No. 1 .V W C $2 â- ;;>}; No 2 C W.. $2,561. ENGLISH FIR.M'S BID I NDER ALL U. S RIVALS A. despatch from Washington says: â€" Despite Jemfcnds upon British muni- tion plants because of the war, Had- fields. Limited an English concern, outbid United States Companies in proposals opened on Thursday for 10-inch and 14-inch arrfior piercing projectiles for the United States navy. Not only are the English Company's figures more than $200 per projectile below the nearest American competit- or, but the time is cut in half, the shells to be delivered in the United States duty paid. TIME NEAR WHEN GERMANY MUST HAVE PEACE AT ANY COST The Allies Urged to Make a Clear and Full Statement of Their Terms in Note to Wilson. 1 A despatch from London says: The Dally News analyzing the comments in the German newspapers on the En- tente reply, and citing reports of the sufferings of the peoples of the Cen- tral Powers, sees indications that the Central Powers do not regard the prospect of negotiations as ended, and comes to the conclusion that the time is fast approaching when they must I have peace at any cost. It finds con- I firmation of this in Count Andrassy's statement, saying: '"Whatever the motives for the de- I cision of the Central Powers to sub- mit their peace terms to President Wilson, it becomes more imperative for the .\llies to make a clear, full and ' temperate statement of their terms in , their reply to the President." BRITISH TRANSPORT IVERNIA SUNK IN THE MEDITERRANEAN Four Officers, 120 Soldiers and 33 of the Crew Are Officially Reported as Missing.. A despatch from London says: The [ing bad weather and while carrying British transport Ivernia has been ; troops. Four military officers and 116 sunk by « submarine, it was officially I soldiers, as well as 83 of the crew announced on Thursday night. The j are missi;ig. The surgeon and chief text o< the report reads: "Th« Iver;iitt i engineer are among the missing of- ttss sunk !)>' an enemy submarine in fleers." the Alo.iiU'nuiieHii on January 1, dur>j irnltsd State* Marketa. Minneapolis. Jan. i» --Wheat - Mav, $1»2I to $l.;>31. July. tl.'<3i to $1.<3|; cash. No. 1 hard. $l.»Si to $2. OKI: No. 1 N^.rihein $1934 to $l.S3J. No. 2 North- ern. $l'<'l to $1,951. Corn â€" No 3 yel- low. 94 to 94»c. Oatsâ€" No. .3 white. 541 to 64|c Flour uuchaaijed. Bran, $27 to $27 50. Pululli, Jan. 9. â€" Wheat â€" No., 1 hard. $1,951. No, 1 Northern. $l.»41c: No. 2 Northern. $l.SSl to $1 S91; Mav. $1,921. Linseedâ€" To arrive. |3.87{ Mav. 12.911; Jul.N. $2,90}. Uve Itook KaikeU. Toronto. Jan. 9 â€" Choice hi-avy steers. t9.6>) to $10; do., good. $'J to S925; butchers' cattle, choice, $9 to $i)25. do. food. tii.M to $.1.85: do. medium. $S to 8.25; do. comnion. $7.25 to $7 75 butchers' bulls, choice. $7 40 to $8: do good bulls. $7 to $7.25. do. rough bulls. $4.'<5 to $5.10: butchers' .ows. choice. $7.25 to 17.50; do. good, $«.78 to $7; do. medium. $6.25 to $6 50. stockers, $5.35 to $7. choice feeders, $J.50 to $7 25; can- ners and cutters. $4.35 to $5.35: milkers, choice, e.ich. $70 to $100; do., common and medium, each, $40 to $S0; sorlngere, $50 to $100: llRht ewes. $9.25 to $10; shceii. heavy. $i> to $7.50: calves, good to choice. $11.75 to $13: lambs, choice. $13 to $13 76. do. medium. $9 75 to $10.25: hogs, fed and watered. $12.50 to $l2.t>u: do., weiifhed off cars. $12 75: do. fob. $11.75. Montreal. Jan. 9. â€" Choice siee'-i $9; •rood steers. $7 50 to $S.25; butchers' bulls. $7 to $S: bi-'tchers' cows, $5.51' to $7 50: canners. bulls, $5.tl0; cajmers, cows. $5.40: ttru-'s-fed calves. $5.60; milk-fed calves. $10: lambs. $12 to $13.50. select hogs. $12.75 to $13.50. THE CHlLDRtN OF BELGIUM. Are Suffering From Hardship.^ and Disease. i There are 2,57o.000 children in : Belgium enduring the hardships j which a heartless invader has forced I upon thera, and of these 1,500,000 are entirely dependent upon charity for food. Of the remainder many havej to be partly fed by the Neutral Com- mission. Xn .American specialist who | spent three months investigating In ' Belgium states that tuberculosis is In- 1 creasing rapidly among the oliJer chil- ; dren of the working classes, and , rickets with the younger children;' that every tuberculosis sanitarium in ] Belgium is crowded, and that babies ] born now weigh less than those born ] before the war. i Have Given Battle Successfully To Invaders in Wallachia. A despatch from London say^: -Al- though the Teutonic allies have made further advances in Roumania, both in their operation driving eastward from the mountain region, and north- ward from Wallachia into Moldavia, the Russians and Rumanians at vari- ous points are giving them battle, and at several places have met with suc- cess. Between Fokshani and Fundeni the Russians made a strong attack over a front of about 16 miles. They gained ground near Obilechti, says the Ger- man War Office, but elsewhere were repulsed with heavy casualties. The Petrograd official conununication, however, says the Russians re-estab- lished their former position near Ka- patuno, north-west of Fokshani, made an advance in the vicinity of Raspit- za Lake and in a surprise attack cap- tured trenches to the north-west in the Oituz Valley. Admis8ion is made by Petrograd that the Russians and Rumanians on the upper reaches of the Suchitza River retired before the advancing in- vaders, while Berlin says that between the Oituz and Putna Valleys the de- fenders were pushed back further to- wards the plains. Mount .A^obesti was stormed by a German detachment and captured. .> MAXIMILIAN HARDEN MAKES PLEA FOR PEACE. A despatch from London says: Maximilian Harden, editor of Die Zukunft, delivered a speech at Berlin Saturday, pleading for peace by agreement, according to Reuter's Am- sterdam correspondent, who quotes the Berliner Tageblatt. After refer- ring to the enemy miscalculation of Germany's strength, Herr Harden warned his hearers not to allow them- selves to be deceived about the en- emy's strength. Russia's resources cannot be exhausted," he said, "for, indeed, the war proceeds only on the edges of this World Empire. Eng- land's hunger, moreover, is only a catchword, for which there is no foundation, while France's lack of men can be balanced by British 1 troonj." »_ r-BOAT SENDI.NG OUT S.O.S. WIRELESS SIGNALS. .â- V despatch from London says: .\n .\msterdam special to the Times says: German submarines are now even sending out S.O.S. wireless sig- nals to lure British vessels to destruc- tion. The Telegraaf learns from an officer of a large steamer of an im- portant Dutch line that on his journey from the Dutch East Indies he receiv- ed while in the Bay of Biscay a S.O.S. message. He immediately rushed to tho place indicated and found a Ger- man submarine which was not in dis- tress. The captain of the submarine expressed regret that it was Dutch and not a British vessel, and said, "we dont want you to save our souls, we want British to save our souls." Will Fill the Places of Voung English .Surgeons Who Desire to Go to the Front. A despatch from London says: \c-; cording to the Daily Telegraph ar- rangements arc being made to replace a number of yinng surgeons in the British hospitals by Americans, in or- der to enable the Britishers to enter the army. There are hundreds of doc- tors of military age in home hospitals who wish to join the army, says the Telegraph, but hitherto they have been denied that honor owing to lack of substitutes. With a view^ to meeting' the diffi- culty, the Daily Telegraph continues, the arnr.y authorities some time ago enquired of the medical authorities in the United States whether they could send to England det;ichments of young .\mcrican doctors. Hundreils of young doctors in the United States, according to the Tele- graph, have volunteered to serve in the British army, but could not re- ceive a commission because they wer« not British practitioners. There is no barrier, however, to their practis- ing in Great Britain, says the news- paper, and they are exactly the ma- terial required to till the places of English d'K-tors who desire to go to the front. The newspaper does not say how many .Americans are likely to come, but asserts that they "may not run into many hundreds." It adds, however, that those who do come will be welcomed. ENEMY RAIDING PARTY ENTERS BRITISH LINES SOUTH OF LOOS ; Was Speedily Driven Out, Leaving Numerous Dead in the ! British Trenches. I A despatch from London says; The British official comm-jnication issued { Friday night says: "Early this morning a hostile raid- ing party succeeded in entering our I lines south of Loos. Heavy fighting ensued. The enemy was speedily ! driven out, leaving a number of dead in our trenches. Some of our men are missing. "We sueceasfuliy exploded a mine [ early last night north of Givenchy. The artillery activity has been con- siderabL' at a number of places along our front. Successful bombardme.^ts of enemy trenches have been carried out by us opposite Les Boeufs, Gueu- decourt, weet of Gommecourt and in the neigh'oorhood of Hill *J0. •'Theri was considerable aerial ac- tivity yesterday Successful work waj carried out by our aeroplanes in con- junction with oui- artillery. Two ot our machines are missing." BEAT THE ENEMY GERMANS WM IN EAST AFRICA STATE TERMS -«-- , TO CARE FOR SOLDIERS 1 BLINDED IN THE WAR. $200,000 Raised in America by the British-French-Belgian Fund. I A despatch from New York says: Two hundred thousand dollars will be sent abroad by the British-French- Belgian Permanent Blind War Relief , Fund, it was announced on Wednes- day night, for the establishment of an exchange to care for soldiers of the â-  three countries blinded in battle. Of- ; ficers of the fund explained that their I plan was to obtain an amount large I enough so that the capital might be : kept intact and the relief work car- ' ried on with the interest on the money. \ British Take Strong Positions and Inflict Heavy Casual- j ties on the Foe. ' .\ despatch from London says:â€"' j Tke following official fommunication was issued by the War Office on 1 Thursday night: j "In East -â- Vfrica our forces, in the vicinity of Kissakis, south of th« Ulu- guru Hills, assumeO the offensive New Year's Day. They stormed the en- emy's strongly-entrenched lines in the MgeU Valley, inflicting heavy! casualties and capturing several guns, and howitzers. Pursuing the en- 1 emy we approached, on January 3, the Tiogowali River, eleven miles | northwest of Kibambawe." i jy I REACH GERM4N THIRD DEFENCE Succes.sful Daylight Raid By British on Wide .\rras Front. -•V despatch from London >ays â-  - Sir Douglas Haig's troops have car- ried t'ut another successful daylight raid south-east of .^rras. The British entered the German trenches over a wide front, and penetrated to the en- emy's third line. Many dugouts were destroyeil and extensive damage oc- casione<l to the defences. .A. similar mid was attempted by the Germans i south of Wytschaerc, but the attack- 1 ers were driven off in disorder. The i British captured two h'^'.'stile posts with: their occupar" | Peace Conditions To Be Made Known to President Wilson. I .A despatch from Amsterdam says: The Frankfurter Zeitung publishes the report of a speech delivered by former Huhgarian Premier, Count Julius .\ndra3sy, on New Year's Day, The Count gays: "If the allies reject our offer of peace only because, as they assert, our offer is not honorably meant and is only a manoeuvre of war. and if they say they cannot en- ter negotiations before they know the conditions, they can learn them from Piesident Wilsoitt, to whom they will be communicated. Peace does not appear immediately near, there- fore we must battle further for peace with all our strength and make it im- possible for our enemies to prevent ^teps in the direction of peace." From .Andrassy's speech it appears as if .some sort of communication of the al- leged term.i will now be made to Wil- son. The Frankfurter Zeitung says the al'ies' refusal arises apparently from the fatal error of suppo.*ing tha present position Is only temporary and does not correspond with the ac- tual relat!\e strength of the belliger- ents. It concludes by saying: •"No- thing remains for Germany but to break opan the door of peace with the sword end. ' TWO ZEPPELINS BURNED IN SCHLESWIU SHEDS. .\ lospatch from LonJon says: Two Zeppelins have been destroyed at Ton- dern, Schleswig, by a dre due to de- fective wiring in a recently construct- ed double shed, says a Reuter de- spatch from Copenhagen, quoting the Ribe, Jutlani', Stifts Tidende. RUSSIANS T.vKE .^>00 PRISONERS GERMANY'S SECOND NOTE TO STATE PKECISE TERMS .\ despatch from Paris says :â€" The Central Powers are reported by the Lausanne Gazette to be preparing a second note to the Entente enumerat- ing the precise conditions of peace, says a Geneva despatch to the Temps. The peace terms of the Teutonic allies which Count Julius Andrassy, former Hungarian Premier, la reported to have said the Entente could learn from President Wilson, are believed in diplomatic quarters to consist of gen- eralizations which Germany and .\u3- tria-Hiin<r«ry communicated to the Pope and presumably to the .â- Vniet'ican authorities German .\ttack in Galicia Was Sanguinarily Repulsed. .\ despatch from Petrograd says: â€" The War Office reports: "Enemy attacks against our positions between the Tirul marsh, the River .â- Va, and south of the village of Kainzeni, were repelled by our tire. During the bat- tle south of Lake Babit and south of Riga, 500 Germans were captured. In the region oi* the town of Retchni, north-east o^ Veleiki, an enemy aero- plane landed. The aviators, an of- ficer and a private, were made pris- oner."' -- •> OCCUrV GEKMAN CAMP IN EAST AFRICA British Troops Reach the .North Bank of the Rufiji. .\ despatch from London says : â€" The British official statement on the campaign in German East .Africa, is- sued on Sunday night, says: "Our columns pursuing the enemy in the Rufiji Valley occupied a German camp j on the Tshogowali River and reached' Kilbamawe, on the north bank of the â- . Rufljl, on the morning of January 6, ' The enemy still holds the south bank." 2,000,000 BRITISH SOLDIERS ON THEFRENCH FRONT ALONE This is Entirely Exclusive of the Forces Employed in Seven Other Theatres of the W;ir. .A special despatch from the British front in France says: "Gen. Sir Douglas Haig to-day com- mands the largest army Great Britain ever levied on her soil. The number of effectives in the British army in France on Jan. 1 was nearly 2,0(10,000 men, completely trained and ready. day or night, to receive orders from their commaniier-in-chief. '•This figure cnly refers to the Brit- ish forces in France, and is exclusive of those employed in the defence of Great Britain, Ireland, India, Salonica, Egypt. .Mesopotamia and .Africa." GERMANS STRIPPING BELGIUM OF BR ASS, COPPER AND TIN Kitchen I'tensils. Door Plates and Door Knockers Included in The Governor's Decree. .A Reuter despatch from .Ampler- all household goods made of brass. dam to London says that the Maas- tricht newspaper Les N'ouvelles, is au- thority for the statement that the Governor-General of Belgium has is- copper, tin, nickel or bronze, includ- ing kitchen utensils, door plates and door knockers. The communes have been ordered to assist in the col- sued a decree ordering the seizure of , lection. V <^l-^â€"Jt3iSi^' ^th*^